Textile processing machine



Feb. 9, 1932. J. H. SKlTT 1,844,908

TEXTILE PROCESSING MACHINE Filed Sept. '7, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 BY @Z JZ A TTORNEY Feb. 9, 1932. J. H. SKITT 1,844,908

TEXTILE PROCESSING MACHINE INVENTOR.

Mamas S/KZZZ,

A TTORNEY Patented Feb. 9, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE q JAMES H. 'SKITT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; ASSIGNOR TO SMITH, DRUM 6'6 COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENN SYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF IPENNSYLVANIA TEXTILE PROOESSING MACHINE Application filed September 7, 1929. Serial No. 390,991.

The present invention relates .to textile machines and more particularly to the application of a liquid to textile material for dyeing, finishing and other liquid treating operations.

are to provide an improved machine for subjecting textile goods to a liquid treatment; to provide a more efficient and practical way of applying treating liquids to textile goods;

1 to provide means for applying liquid to textile material in the form of skeins and hanks and other forms wherein uniform and equal distribution of the liquid takesplace; to provide a liquid treating apparatus wherein fine and delicate materials such as skeins of "silk and rayon can be commercially impregnated to the same degree and with equal efficiency as coarse materials such as skeins of cotton and wool; to provide a liquid treating apparatus having a fixed liquid discharge outlet or outlets to ensure a constant directional flow of liquid; to provide a liquid treating apparatus wherein provision is made for Changing the position of material upon a support while the support remains stationary; and to provide other improvements as will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 represents a sectional elevation of a textile processing machine embodying one form of the present invention Fig. 2 represents a plan of a portionof the same; Fig-.3 represents a sectional detail on line 3-3 ofFig. 1; Fig. 4 represents an end elevation of a portion of the machine; and Fig. 5 represents a detail in perspective of another form of material sup;

port.

Referring to the drawings, oneform of the present invention consists of a tank for holding a supply of liquid 11, such as dye, finishing solution, or any other treating liquid, and is preferably of open top construction to allow the material to enter the tank and hang, suspended above the treating Some of the objectsof the present invention liquid. In the present instance and by way of example, the material shown is in the form of hanks of yarn 12 and maybe of coarse material, such as wool or cotton, or of the finer grades of material, such as silk and rayons, all of which can be eiiiciently treated by means of the present invention.

. For suspending the hanks 12 within the tank and with the lower ends thereof above the treating liquid 11, a tubular support 13 is mounted to extend transversely across the open top of the tank 10 and is fixedly mounted at one end in a pair of brackets 14 which are secured to andsupported by a rigid skeleton frame 15 mounted at one end of the tank 10. Each of the brackets 14 as here shown carries a set screw 16 threaded therethrough for engaging the tubular support 13 and an choring it against relative movement. Thus the support 13 is held fast at the end which projects beyond the side of the tank 10 while the major portion thereof extends horizontally above the open top of the tank 10 in such a position that when the hanks 12 are placed thereon the lower ends will allow the excess treating liquid to return to the main supply. The hanks 12 can be freely placed on or removed from the support 13 since its outer end is unobstructed and therefore can be inserted through the loops of material to permit the latter to be properly placed. In connection with the free end of the support 13 it will be noted that it is closed by a stationary hub 17 having a flange 18 of greater diameter than the support 13 to thereby serve as a holding guide to prevent the hanks from improperly working ofi'of the end of the support.

In order to deliver the treating liquid to that portion of the hanks which rests upon the support 13 so that the individual skeins of material are separated and uniformly saturated while the excess liquid can run down the skeins, the upper surface of the fixed support 13 is provided with one or more rows of perforations 20, and in the preferred form of the invention there are three such rows, one of which is in the vertical axial plane of the support 13 and spaces the other two rows at equal distances and by an arc of substantially .5 degrees. Preferably also the two side rows of perforations are staggered with respect to the middle row for mostefiicient distribution of the discharging liquid. The fixed end of the support 13 is connected to and communicates with a pipe 21, here shown as vertically disposed and terminating at its lower end in a connection 22 with the discharge end of a pump 23. A valve 24 may be mounted upon the end of the pipe 21 for drain purposes as will be understood. The pump 23 is driven from any suitable source of power and has an intake pipe 25 connected to the tank 10 at its bottom and communicating with the interior thereof, whereby the liquid can be withdrawn from the tank and circulated by way of the tubular connections to the support 13 and from whence it is discharged by way of the perforations 20.

For the purpose of changing the position of the hanks 12 with respect to the support 13 as occasion demands, a rotatable hank shifting means is provided which in the preferred form consists of a spacer element 26 formed as an are shaped strip with ends bent to form tubes 27 extending lengthwise of the aforesaid element. These tubes 27 res ectively receive bolts 28 which serve as rigi connecting means between oppositely disposed head plates 30 and 31. The plate 30 is supported and journalled upon a bearing stud 32 which is threaded into the hub 17 in coaxial relation with the support 13. The plate 31 is here formed as an integral extension of the hub 33 of a worm gear 34, which gear is journalled for free rotation upon a sleeve 35 fixed to the support 13 and having a flange 36 which serves as a guide abutment for the hanks 12 at the opposite end of the support from the flange 18. Motion is transmitted to the worm gear 34 by a worm shaft 37 extending lengthwise of the machine and supported at suitable spaced intervals by bearing brackets 38 fastened to the frame 15. A collar 40 is fixed to the sleeve 35 by a set screw 41 to form with the flange 36 a channel in which the worm gear 34. travels.

The foregoing description has referred to a tank 10 and liquid circulating means in as sociation with a single support for material, but it will be understood from the drawings and for practical considerations that it is preferable to provide as many supports 13 'as can be conveniently located above a tank of given size, and the number is limited only b the length of the tank and the space availa le. The liquid reaches the several supports 13 from a manifold 39 extending along the side of the tank 10 and receiving liquid under pressure from the pump 23.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig.

5, a fixed tubular support 42 of substantially circular section is illustrated wherein the liquid is discharged by way of a slot 43 formed in the top of the support and extending throughout the length thereof. In the formation of this slot the meeting sides of the slot are turned inwardly so that the opposed end surfaces are angularly disposed with respect to each other and form in effect a linear nozzle. A result also of this construction is to provide a clearance space or chamber 45 extending lengthwise of the support between the nozzle and the supported material whereby the discharging liquid can flow both laterally as well as radially after emerging from the slot and thereby treat a larger area of the material than is afforded by per forations opening directly against the ma terial.

In the operation of the machine'the hanks or other form of the material are looped about the support or supports 13 so that the material is suspended within the tank 10. The pump 23 is now started and the treating liquid circulated by way of the intake pipe 25, pump 23, connection 22, pipe 21 and support 13 to the perforations 20, (or, in the case of the modified form of the invention to the slot 43) and from which it is discharged against that portion of the material which rests upon the support. The pressure of the discharge liquid is such as to lift the skeins sufficiently to allow a film of the discharged liquid to form between the hanks and the support 13 and by means of which each individual strand of the yarn or other material is separated and receives a uniform treatment by the liquid. Thus there is a continuous flow of treating liquid from the orifices of the support 13 which not only contacts with the material but flows in two streams down opposite sides of the support and in intimate contact with the skeins of material until it returns to the body of the liquid in the tank 10. At intervals determined by the texture of the material being treated, it is desirable that the material have its position changed upon the support 13 and in order that a new length of the material may be brought over the discharge point of the liquid, and this is accomplished by mechanically or manually rotating the worm shaft 37 so that motion is simultaneously transmitted to the rods 28 and plates 30 and 31 to:cause the respective spacer elements 26 to turn about the support 13 as an axis. The result of a revolution of the spacer element 26 is to lift one side of the loop of the material and cause the other side to lower so that the skeins are each turned relative to the support 13 and an.- other portion thereof brought to the desired position opposite the discharging stream of liquid.

While only a single form is shown in which this invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that the invention isnot limited to any specific construction, but might be from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. 1

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A textile processing machine comprising the combinationof a fixedsupport arranged to suspend material to be treated, said material contacting with said support, means to discharge a treating liquid against said material, and means movable relative to said support for changing the position of said material relative to said support.

' 2. A textile processing machine comprising the combination of a fixed support arranged to suspend material to be treated, said material contacting with said support, means to discharge a treating liquid against said material, and means rotatable about said support as an axis to change the position of said material relative to said support.

3. A textile processing machine comprising the combination of a fixed support arranged to suspend material to be treated, said material contacting with said support, means to discharge a treating liquid between said material and said support, and means movable relative to said support for changing the position of said material relative to said support.

4. A textile processing machine comprising the combination of a fixed hollow support arranged to suspend material to be treated, said material contacting with said support, said support having a discharge outlet opening against material on said support, means for introducing'liquid into said support under pressure, and means movable relative to said support for changing the position of said material relative to said support. 1

- 5. A textile processing machine comprising the combination of a fixed tubular support arranged to suspend material to treated, said material contacting with said support, said support having a discharge outlet opening against material on said support, means for introducing liquid into said support under pressure, and means rotatable about said support as an axis to change the position of said material relative to said support.

1 6. A textile processing machine comprising the combination of a fixed tubular support arranged to suspend material to be treated, said material contacting with said support, said support having perforations in its supporting surface, means for introducing liquid into said support under pressure to discharge from said perforations, and means movable relative to said support for changing the position of said material relative to said support.

7. A textile processing machine comprising a tank for liquid, a fixed tubular support arranged to directly suspend material over said tank, said support having perforations in its supporting surface opening directly against said material in suspended position, means for drawing liquid from said tank and delivering it under pressure to said support to discharge throughsaid perforations, and means movable relative to said support for changing the position of said material relative to said support.

8. A textile processing machine compris- 111 a tank for'liquid, a plurality of fixed tu= bular supports arranged to respectively directly suspend materials over said tank, each of said supports having perforations in its supporting surface opening directly against said material in suspended position, means for drawing liquid from said tank and delivering it under pressure to said supports to discharge through said perforations, means associated with each support for moving the material relative to its support to change the position thereof, and means for simultaneously actuating said moving means.

9, A textile processing machine comprising the combination of a support arranged to suspend material directly therefrom to be treated, means to discharge a treating liquid against said material, and means movable relative to said support for changing the position of said material relative to said support.

10. A textile processing machine comprising the combinationof a tubular support arranged to suspend material directly therefrom to .be treated, said support having a discharge outlet opening against material on said support, means for introducing liquid into said support under pressure, and means movable relative to said support for chang ing the position of said material relative to said support. a

11. A textile processing machine comprising the combination of a tubular support arranged to suspend material directly therefrom to be treated, said support having perforations in its supporting surface, means for introducing liquid into said support under pressure to discharge from said perforations, and means movable relative to said support for changing the position of said material relative to said support.

12. A textile processing machine comprising a tank for liquid, a hollow support arranged to suspend material directly therefrom and over said tank, said support having perforations in its supporting surface, means 13. A textile processing machine comprising the combination of a support for directly suspending material to be treated, means to discharge a treating liquid against said material, and a device for intermittently lifting said material from said support and replacing it thereon in a different relative position.

Signed at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, this 30th day of Aug. 1929.

JAMES H. SKITT. 

